Frameset

Frames file for 'take' based on survey of sentences from big corpus

Predicate take:

Roleset take.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "take, acquire, come to have":

Roles:

Arg0:Taker

Arg1:thing taken

Arg2:entity taken from, or prepositional complement of arg1

Examples:

take office (-)
`President Carlos Menem took office July 8.`
Arg0:	President Carlos Menem
REL:	took
Arg1:	office
ArgM-TMP:	July 8

extract (-)
Sony took a lesson from the American management books.

Arg0: Sony

REL: took

Arg1: a lesson

Arg2-from: the American management books

extract (-)
`Sony took a lesson from the American management books.`
Arg0:	Sony
REL:	took
Arg1:	a lesson
Arg2-from:	the American management books

view (-)
Principals take cheating seriously

Arg0: Principals

REL: take

Arg1: cheating

ArgM-MNR: seriously

view (-)
`Principals take cheating seriously`
Arg0:	Principals
REL:	take
Arg1:	cheating
ArgM-MNR:	seriously

take the law (-)
She took the law into her own hands

Arg0: She

REL: took

Arg1: the law

Arg2-into: her own hands

take the law (-)
`She took the law into her own hands`
Arg0:	She
REL:	took
Arg1:	the law
Arg2-into:	her own hands

take measures (-)
It has taken measures to prevent cheating.

Arg0: It

REL: taken

Arg1: measures

ArgM-PNC: to prevent cheating

take measures (-)
`It has taken measures to prevent cheating.`
Arg0:	It
REL:	taken
Arg1:	measures
ArgM-PNC:	to prevent cheating

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive
take advantage (-)

According to industry lawyers, the ruling gives pipeline companies an important second chance *trace* to resolve remaining disputes and take advantage of the cost-sharing mechanism.

Arg0: *trace* -> pipeline companies

REL: take

Arg1: advantage

Arg2-of: the cost-sharing mechanism

take advantage (-)
`According to industry lawyers, the ruling gives pipeline companies an important second chance trace to resolve remaining disputes and take advantage of the cost-sharing mechanism.`
Arg0:	trace -> pipeline companies
REL:	take
Arg1:	advantage
Arg2-of:	the cost-sharing mechanism

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: full
take some comfort (-)

Investors unsetled by the stock market's recent gyrations can take some comfort in the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks.

Arg0: Investors unsettled by the stock market's recent gyrations

Argm-MOD: can

REL: take

Arg1: some comfort

Arg2-in: the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks

take some comfort (-)
`Investors unsetled by the stock market's recent gyrations can take some comfort in the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks.`
Arg0:	Investors unsettled by the stock market's recent gyrations
Argm-MOD:	can
REL:	take
Arg1:	some comfort
Arg2-in:	the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full
takin' care of business (-)

Frank plans the program, takes care of business, and approaches the work like any other job.

Arg0: Frank

REL: takes

Arg1: care

Arg2-of: business

takin' care of business (-)
`Frank plans the program, takes care of business, and approaches the work like any other job.`
Arg0:	Frank
REL:	takes
Arg1:	care
Arg2-of:	business

Roleset take.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "tolerate":

Roles:

Arg0:tolerator

Arg1:thing tolerated

Examples:

put up or shut up (-)
`John couldn't take his medicine like a man.`
Arg0:	John
Argm-MOD:	could
Argm-NEG:	n't
REL:	take
Arg1:	his medicine
Argm-MNR:	like a man

Trace might or might not be there, or there might be a trace in the object position pointing to the 'that'. The underlying sentence is "for (someone) to take that, is hard."
tough movement (-)
That got hard *trace* to take.

Arg0: *trace*

REL: take

Arg1: That

tough movement (-)
`That got hard trace to take.`
Arg0:	trace
REL:	take
Arg1:	That

Roleset take.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause (to be)":

Roles:

Arg0:impeller to action

Arg1:impelled agent, topic

Arg2:impelled action, attribute of arg1

Examples:

resultative (-)
`John took his company private.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	took
Arg1:	his company
Arg2:	private

Roleset take.04 Verbnet Class: 1 "understand to be":

Roles:

Arg0:understander

Arg1:thing

Arg2:attribute

Examples:

bummer (-)
`They took the announcement as bad news.`
Arg0:	They
REL:	took
Arg1:	the announcement
Arg2-as:	bad news

Again, this is a 'dummy' it, without any real semantic substance.
it support, kinda (-)
I take it, then, that John is a complete and utter idiot?

Arg0: I

REL: take

Argm-DIS: then

Arg1: John is a complete and utter idiot

it support, kinda (-)
`I take it, then, that John is a complete and utter idiot?`
Arg0:	I
REL:	take
Argm-DIS:	then
Arg1:	John is a complete and utter idiot

Roleset take.14 Verbnet Class: NONE "fixed phrase: take place":

Roles:

Arg1:thing occuring

Arg2:fixed: place

Examples:

take place (-)
`These events took place 35 years ago.`
Arg1:	These events
REL:	took
Arg2:	place
ArgM-TMP:	35 years ago

Roleset take.15 Verbnet Class: NONE "write-off, acknowledge a (financial) loss":

Roles:

Arg0:corporation, etc

Arg1:loss

Arg2:current financial holdings?

Examples:

past

active

full

made up, but based on real (-)
`John's company took a $5 million write-off due to unwise investments in jellybeans.`
Arg0:	John's company
REL:	took
Arg1:	a $5 million write-off
Argm-CAU:	due to unwise investments in jellybeans

Roleset take.10 Verbnet Class: NONE "need":

Roles:

Arg0:requirer

Arg1:thing required

Arg2:required-of, required-from ('ablative')

Examples:

active (-)
`Being so fragile and minute, they will take special special robotic handling equipment.`
Argm-CAU:	Being so fragile and minute
Arg0:	they
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	take
Arg1:	special special robotic handling equipment.

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
Be careful that you don't give an argument number to 'dummy' it
it-support (-)

It [*EXP*-1] took me a half-hour [*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle, and an additional hour to reach an inner roadway a half-block away.

REL: took

Arg2: me

Arg1: a half-hour

Arg0: [*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle

it-support (-)
`It [EXP-1] took me a half-hour [*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle, and an additional hour to reach an inner roadway a half-block away.`
REL:	took
Arg2:	me
Arg1:	a half-hour
Arg0:	[*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle

person: ns tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
Gee, ya think?
typical out-of-order (-)

Graduate students are taking longer than ever [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees, the National Research Council says.

Arg2: Graduate students

REL: taking

Arg1: longer than ever

Arg0: [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees

typical out-of-order (-)
`Graduate students are taking longer than ever [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees, the National Research Council says.`
Arg2:	Graduate students
REL:	taking
Arg1:	longer than ever
Arg0:	[*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees

Roleset take.16 Verbnet Class: NONE "take by surprise":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of surprise

Arg1:experiencer of surprise

Arg2:surprise

Examples:

past

active

full

surprise! (-)
`Rumors of an impending devaluation have been circulating in Moscow for weeks , but the size of the cut took many Western bankers by surprise .`
Arg0:	the size of the cut
REL:	took
Arg1:	many Western bankers
Arg2-by:	surprise

Roleset take.17 Verbnet Class: NONE "become fond of":

Roles:

Arg0:entity becoming fond of something

Arg1:thing fond of

Examples:

present

perfect

active

participle

ballooning? really? (-)
`Americans it seems [0] [T-1] have followed Malcolm Forbes 's hot-air lead and taken to ballooning in a heady way .`
Arg0:	Americans
ArgM-DIS:	it seems [0] [T-1]
REL:	taken
Arg1-to:	ballooning
ArgM-MNR:	in a heady way

Predicate take_away:

Roleset take.05 Verbnet Class: 1 "take away: remove":

Roles:

Arg0:taker

Arg1:thing removed

Examples:

Calgon, take me away! (-)
`Marshall Coleman wants to trace take away your right to choose`
Arg0:	trace -> Marshall Coleman
REL:	take away
Arg1:	your right to choose

Predicate take_in:

might be misparsed

Roleset take.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "take in: give shelter":

Roles:

Arg0:entity giving shelter

Arg1:entity taking shelter

Examples:

Arg0 rel Arg1 (-)
`This exclusive club has taken in a host of flashy new members`
Arg0:	This exclusive club
REL:	taken in
Arg1:	a host of flashy new members

Predicate take_off:

Roleset take.07 Verbnet Class: 1 "take off: remove":

Roles:

Arg0:entity removing something

Arg1:thing being removed

Examples:

take it all off (-)
`John took off all his clothes in public.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	took off
Arg1:	all his clothes
ArgM-LOC:	in public

Roleset take.08 Verbnet Class: NONE "take off: increase dramatically":

Roles:

Arg1:thing increasing

Examples:

zoom (-)
`The pace has taken off.`
Arg1:	The pace
REL:	taken off

Roleset take.19 Verbnet Class: NONE "take off: like a plane":

Roles:

Arg1:airplane

Arg2:airport

Examples:

third

present

active

full

leavin' on a jet plane... (-)
`Keep in mind that this is the same movie in which a character is flattened by a steamroller only to pop right back up and peer in the window of a Boeing 747 -- from the outside -- as it takes off.`
Arg1:	it
REL:	[ takes] [ off]

Roleset take.18 Verbnet Class: NONE "take off: vacation":

Roles:

Arg0:entity taking a vacation

Arg1:'time'

Arg2:work, job, etc

Examples:

past

active

full

Nasty bit of syntax by the treebankers, there.

mental health day (-)
`And when Mr. Engelken asked him why he took time [ICH-1] [ICH-2] off from work for somebody he didn't even know [T-4] [T-5] [T-6]...`
Arg0:	he
REL:	[took][off]
Arg1:	time [ICH-1] [ICH-2]
Arg2-from:	work
Argm-ADV:	for someone he didn't even know

Predicate take_on:

Roleset take.09 Verbnet Class: NONE "take on: acquire":

Roles:

Arg0:entity acquiring something

Arg1:thing being acquired

Arg2:seller

Arg3:price paid

Arg4:benefactive

Examples:

simple transitive (-)
`A young, short-term employee can't take on any responsibility`
Arg0:	A young, short-term employee
ArgM-MOD:	ca
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	take on
Arg1:	any responsiblity

refer to acquire and other verbs-of-acquisition for usage of higher-numbered args

Roleset take.21 Verbnet Class: NONE "take on: (prepare for) battle":

Roles:

Arg0:hero

Arg1:adversary

Examples:

future

active

full

David and Goliath (-)
``I will sit down and talk some of the problems out, but take on the political system? Uh-uh,'' he says with a shake of the head.
Arg0:	I
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	[ take] [ on]
Arg1:	the political system

Predicate take_out:

Roleset take.11 Verbnet Class: NONE "take out: obtain, draw (out)":

Roles:

Arg0:entity drawing something forth

Arg1:thing taken out

Examples:

take out an ad (-)
`A company once took out an ad.`
Arg0:	A company
ArgM-TMP:	once
REL:	took out
Arg1:	an ad

Predicate take_over:

Roleset take.12 Verbnet Class: NONE "take over: become dominant":

Roles:

Arg0:entity becoming dominant

Arg1:entity being taken over

Examples:

unstated object (-)
`Mrs. Ward took over in 1986`
Arg0:	Mrs. Ward
REL:	took over
ArgM-TMP:	in 1986

with object (-)
John took over the company.

Arg0: John

REL: took over

Arg1: the company

with object (-)
`John took over the company.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	took over
Arg1:	the company

with attribute (-)
John took over as president

Arg0: John

REL: took over

Arg1-as: president

with attribute (-)
`John took over as president`
Arg0:	John
REL:	took over
Arg1-as:	president

Predicate take_up:

Roleset take.13 Verbnet Class: NONE "take up: occupy":

Roles:

Arg0:entity taking

Arg1:thing being occupied

Arg2:collaborator, interlocutor

Examples:

vaguely passive (-)
`Most of the picture is taken up with endless scenes of talking heads.`
Arg1:	Most of the picture
REL:	taken up
Arg0:	with endless scenes of talking heads

active (-)
The Senate will take up the measure quickly.

Arg0: The Senate

REL: take up

Arg1: the measure

ArgM-TMP: quickly

active (-)
`The Senate will take up the measure quickly.`
Arg0:	The Senate
REL:	take up
Arg1:	the measure
ArgM-TMP:	quickly

with arg2 (-)
They took it up with Warner.

Arg0: They

REL: [took] [up]

Arg1: it

Arg2-with: Warner

with arg2 (-)
`They took it up with Warner.`
Arg0:	They
REL:	[took] [up]
Arg1:	it
Arg2-with:	Warner

Predicate take_aback:

Roleset take.20 Verbnet Class: NONE "take aback: different kind of surprise":

Roles:

Arg1:surprised entity

Examples:

present

passive

participle

only passive (-)
He is taken [*-4] aback in an interview when asked whether, as mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school system.
REL:	[ taken] [ aback]
Arg1:	[*-4] -> He
ArgM-LOC:	in an interview
ArgM-TMP:	when asked whether, as mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school system